Psalm 94
1The Lord is a God who avenges.
O God who avenges, shine forth.
2Rise up, Judge of the earth;
pay back to the proud what they deserve.
3How long, Lord, will the wicked,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?
4They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.
5They crush your people, Lord;
they oppress your inheritance.
6They slay the widow and the foreigner;
they murder the fatherless.
7They say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob takes no notice.”
8Take notice, you senseless ones among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
9Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?
10Does he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
11The Lord knows all human plans;
he knows that they are futile.
12Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord,
the one you teach from your law;
13you grant them relief from days of trouble,
till a pit is dug for the wicked.
14For the Lord will not reject his people;
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
17Unless the Lord had given me help,
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18When I said, “My foot is slipping,”
your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought me joy.
20Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—
a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
21The wicked band together against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
22But the Lord has become my fortress,
and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23He will repay them for their sins
and destroy them for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will destroy them.
Zaburi 94
Mungu Mlipiza Kisasi Kwa Ajili Ya Wenye Haki
194:1 Mwa 4:24; Za 80:1; Rum 12:19; Kum 33:2Ee Bwana, ulipizaye kisasi,
Ee Mungu ulipizaye kisasi, uangaze sasa.
294:2 Mwa 18:25; Yak 5:9; Hes 10:35; Za 31:23Ee Mhukumu wa dunia, inuka,
uwalipize wenye kiburi kama wanavyostahili.
394:3 Za 13:2; Mwa 20:3Hata lini, waovu, Ee Bwana,
hata lini waovu watashangilia?
494:4 Yer 43:2; Za 52:1; Yud 15Wanamimina maneno ya kiburi,
watenda mabaya wote wamejaa majivuno.
594:5 Za 28:9; 44:2; 74:8; Isa 3:15; Yer 8:21Ee Bwana, wanawaponda watu wako,
wanawaonea urithi wako.
694:6 Kum 10:18; 20:19; Isa 1:17Wanamchinja mjane na mgeni,
na kuwaua yatima.
794:7 Ay 22:14; Mwa 24:12Nao husema, “Bwana haoni,
Mungu wa Yakobo hafahamu.”
894:8 Kum 32:6; Za 73:22Sikizeni, enyi wajinga miongoni mwa watu;
enyi wapumbavu, lini mtakuwa na hekima?
994:9 Kut 4:11; Mit 20:12Je, aliyeweka sikio asisikie?
Aliyeumba jicho asione?
1094:10 Za 39:11; Ay 35:11; Yn 6:45; Isa 2:3; 28:26; Kut 35:34Je, anayeadhibisha mataifa asiadhibu?
Je, awafundishaye wanadamu asiwe na maarifa?
1194:11 Za 139:2; Mt 15:26; 9:4; 1Kor 3:20; 1:21Bwana anajua mawazo ya mwanadamu;
anajua kwamba ni ubatili.
1294:12 Ay 5:17; Kum 8:3; 1Kor 11:32; Mit 3:11; Ebr 12:5; 1Sam 12:23Ee Bwana, heri mtu anayeadhibishwa na wewe,
mtu unayemfundisha kwa sheria yako,
1394:13 Za 86:7; 7:15; 55:23unampa utulivu siku za shida,
mpaka shimo litakapokuwa limechimbwa
kwa ajili ya mwovu.
1494:14 Kum 31:6; Za 37:28; Rum 11:2; 1Sam 12:22; 1Fal 6:13; Yer 31:37Kwa kuwa Bwana hatawakataa watu wake,
hatauacha urithi wake.
1594:15 Za 97:2; 7:10; 11:2; 36:10Hukumu itasimamishwa tena kwenye haki,
wote walio na mioyo minyofu wataifuata.
1694:16 Hes 10:35; Isa 14:22; Za 17:13; 59:2Ni nani atakayeinuka dhidi ya mwovu kwa ajili yangu?
Ni nani atakayenikinga dhidi ya watenda maovu?
1794:17 Za 124:2; 31:17Kama Bwana asingelinisaidia upesi,
ningelikuwa ninaishi katika ukimya wa kifo.
1894:18 Kum 32:35; Ay 12:5Niliposema, “Mguu wangu unateleza,”
Ee Bwana, upendo wako ulinishikilia.
1994:19 Mhu 11:10; Ay 6:10Wakati wasiwasi ulipokuwa mwingi ndani yangu,
faraja yako ilinipa furaha nafsini mwangu.
2094:20 Za 58:2; Isa 10:1; 2Kor 6:14; Amo 6:3; Yer 22:30; 36:30Je, kiti cha utawala wa udhalimu kitajiunga nawe,
ule utawala uletao taabu kutokana na sheria zake?
2194:21 Za 56:6; 106:38; Mit 17:15, 26; 28:21; Isa 5:20, 23; Mt 27:1, 4; Mwa 18:23; Mit 17:15; Kut 23:7Huungana kuwashambulia wenye haki,
kuwahukumu kufa wasio na hatia.
2294:22 Za 18:2; 61:2; 2Sam 22:3Lakini Bwana amekuwa ngome yangu,
na Mungu wangu amekuwa mwamba ninaoukimbilia.
2394:23 Za 37:38; 145:20; 54:5; 9:5; Mit 2:22; Kut 32:34Yeye atawalipa kwa ajili ya dhambi zao
na atawaangamiza kwa ajili ya maovu yao;
Bwana Mungu wetu atawaangamiza.
